“Normalizing” or “Normalising”

Language

Normalizing and normalising are both English terms.

Usage

Normalizing is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while normalising is predominantly used in 🇬🇧 British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

In terms of actual appearance and usage, here's a breakdown by country, with usage level out of 100 (if available) 👇:

Term	US	UK	India	Philippines	Canada	Australia	Liberia	Ireland	New Zealand	Jamaica	Trinidad & Tobago	Guyana
normalizing	99	33	58	97	97	33	0	32	36	0	0	0
normalising	1	67	42	3	3	67	0	68	64	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "normalizing" over "normalising" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 67 to 33 preference for "normalising" over "normalizing".
• In India, there is a preference for "normalizing" over "normalising" (58 to 42).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "normalizing" over "normalising" (97 to 3).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "normalizing" over "normalising" (97 to 3).
• In Australia, there is a 67 to 33 preference for "normalising" over "normalizing".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "normalizing" and "normalising".
• In Ireland, there is a 68 to 32 preference for "normalising" over "normalizing".
• In New Zealand, there is a 64 to 36 preference for "normalising" over "normalizing".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "normalizing" and "normalising".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "normalizing" and "normalising".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "normalizing" and "normalising".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use normalizing or normalising with sample sentences.

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